ΕΠΙΧΡΩ, επιχρω
EPICHRŌ, epichrō
Sounds Like: eh-pee-KHROH
Translations: I anoint, I smear, I rub on
From the root: ΕΠΙΧΡΙΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ΕΠΙ' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'on', and the verb 'ΧΡΙΩ' (chriō), meaning 'to anoint' or 'to smear'. Therefore, 'ΕΠΙΧΡΩ' means 'to anoint upon' or 'to smear on'. It describes the action of applying a substance, often oil or ointment, to the surface of something or someone. It is used in contexts where a person or object is being consecrated, healed, or treated by rubbing a substance onto them.
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G2025 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΧΡΙΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΧΡΙΣΕΝ — anointed, smeared, rubbed
- ΕΠΙΧΡΙΩ — to anoint, to smear, to rub on
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